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The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom in the temple of Philae is the last known use of hieroglyphs in ancient Egypt, but why did they stop being used?

"It is always difficult to establish if the eclipses were seen in the ancient past as bad omens or good omens." ...

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos dating to about 3,600 years ago during a chaotic period in ...

One theory ties it to ancient Egypt, around 1500 BC, where physicians treated guinea worms by winding them around sticks—a striking parallel to the symbol (Symbols Archive). Another links it to the ...

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Jeremy Workman’s documentary looks back at a project that may sound like a joke but had serious underpinnings. By Alissa Wilkinson Jason Statham plays a construction worker who’s as deft at ...

Whether it is encouraging critical thinking or acting as much-needed social commentary Satire uses comedy to analyze flaws ...